Voice Animage 13

ボイス・アニメージュ vol 13

Tokuma Shoten
990 yen
released 1997.03.25

[information provided by Joe Petrow, some updates by Hitoshi Doi]

The cover has Miyamura Yuko, Hikami Kyoko, and Imai Yuka at an amusement park. The pullout picture has a similar pose of those three seiyuu.

Special

4 pages on the Shiina Hekiru concert in Budokan Hall on 1997.02.22

8 pages of lists as voted upon by the fans, including:

Top 50 overall seiyuu
Top 50 female seiyuu
Top 50 male seiyuu
Top 30 male seiyuu anime lead character roles
Top 30 female seiyuu anime lead character roles
Top 30 male seiyuu anime supporting character roles
Top 30 female seiyuu anime supporting character roles
Top 30 seiyuu radio shows
Top 30 seiyuu albums
Top 30 seiyuu singles
Top 30 seiyuu anime songs

The top female seiyuu of 1996 were:

Rank	Seiyuu	Votes
1	Shiina Hekiru	3133
2	Hayashibara Megumi	2448
3	Kouda Mariko	1761
4	Sakurai Tomo	1173
5	Miyamura Yuko	1148
6	Iwao Junko	676
7	Inoue Kikuko	646
8	Mitsuishi Kotono	609
9	Ogata Megumi	585
10	Tange Sakura	567
11	Yokoyama Chisa	428
12	Hikami Kyoko	354
13	Nagasaki Moe	338
14	Shiratori Yuri	294
15	Hisakawa Aya	260
20	Orikasa Ai	157
24	Kuwashima Houko	113
28	Nogami Yukana	102
36	Touma Yumi	46
46	Asada Yoko	29
46	Toyoshima Machiko	29
49	Akiyama Kumi	21

Koyasu Takehito was the number 1 male seiyuu.

The top seiyuu singles of 1996 were dominated by Shiina Hekiru.

Rank	Seiyuu	Song
1	Shiina Hekiru	Iroasenai Shunkan
2	Shiina Hekiru	Sora wo Akiramenai
3	Kouda Mariko	Yume ha Hitori Mirumono Janai
4	Shiina Hekiru	Me wo Samase, Otoko Nara
5	Shiina Hekiru	Dameyo! Dameyo! Dameyo!!

There a pictures of the top ranked seiyuu, but most of the pictures are taken from other issues of Voice Animage.

6 pages on Miyamura Yuko, Hikami Kyoko, and Imai Yuka frolicking at the Fujikyu Highland amusement park.

color pages

1 page on Kouda Mariko's concert tour.

2 pages on the making of Miyamura Yuko's new video.

2 pages on Inoue Kikuko, in 19th-century style dress.

2 pages on Horie Yui.

2 pages on Iizuka Mayumi.

3 pages (both color and monochrome) on Ikezawa Haruna, Hikami Kyoko, and Pierre (a stuffed frog). Haruna is wearing a kimono, and Kyoko is wearing a red China dress.

monochrome pages

4 pages featuring the casts of Slayers Try, MAZE, Shin Tenchi Muyou, Cutey Honey Flash, and Kerokero Chime.

3 pages on the Evangelion movie, including seiyuu and staff pictures.

4 pages on Iwao Junko, with pictures of her in many outfits, including long plaid dress, tight white sweater, and black sweater. Also some concert rehearsal pictures, with one shot of Junko wearing glasses.
[very nice monochrome pictures]

color pages

3 pages on the new band Weiss, featuring Koyasu Takehito, Seki Tomokazu, Miki Shinichiro, and Yuuki Hiro.

2 pages on the E.M.U. concert on 1997.01.15.

3 pages on the Nozomi Sasaki Birthday Live '97 concert in Akasaka Blitz

2 pages from the Hisakawa Aya "Uiiiiisssu" concert on 1997.02.16 in Akasaka Blitz (given what it says in the article, I think the pictures are from the evening concert...)

1 page on the Macross Generation radio series

2 pages on the Seiyuu Collection events, featuring Inoue Kikuko, Ikezawa Haruna, Kingetsu Mami, and Kusachi Fumie. Also a section on the new "Shibuya de Chu" television program.

Many more articles and pictures...

monochrome pages

6 pages on CD recording reports, featuring Sakamoto Maaya, Hisakawa Aya, Nagasaki Moe, Kusao Takeshi, Shiratori Yuri, Suzuki Masami, Kusachi Fumie, Ikezawa Haruna, and Miyamura Yuko.

1 page on new CDs, including "Grapefruits" by Sakamoto Maaya, "Baby's Breath" by Shiratori Yuri, and "Never Say Good-bye" by Girls Be (Kuwashima Houko and Toyoshima Machiko).

4 pages for Voice Animage Access Station, featuring events, CD's, videos, games, and other items of interest

color pages

3 pages of Ogata Megumi at a bowling party

2 pages on Gall Force: The Revolution. Full cast shot, and individual face pictures of Mitsuishi Kotono, Inoue Kikuko, Sakurai Tomo, Nagasaki Moe, Hikami Kyoko, Yokoyama Chisa, and Kusachi Fumie.

5 pages on Elle Staff Promotions, including Sakurai Tomo's Valentine's Day Events, and Nagasaki Moe's play, plus rehearsals.

4 pages on Nagasaki Moe in Okinawa. Moe-chan in a short, flower design, sleeveless one-piece, standing in the ocean; some smaller pictures of Moe-chan in various cute clothes; and Moe-chan in a sailor fuku, petting a little dog. There is also a full page picture of Moe-chan in overalls, sitting down.

1 monochrome page, the "Moegurumi" corner.

monochrome pages

13 pages of seiyuu data.

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